Oceana Lithium Limited (ASX: OCN) has intersected multiple thick pegmatites intercepts in maiden scout drilling at the Bom Jesus de Baixo (BJdB) prospect, Solonópole Project in Brazil.
The company has completed the first phase of its maiden “scout” drilling campaign over the three main Bom Jesus de Baixo pegmatite outcrops within permit 800306 at its Solonópole Project in Ceara State, Brazil.
Pegmatite has been intercepted in every hole with individual widths of up to 16m of continuous pegmatite, and cumulative widths of up to 20m in one hole.
The drilling has successfully confirmed the presence of thick LCT pegmatites in three different outcropping areas (BJdB Pit, BJdB Central and BJdB East) aligned along strike which are dipping north, and appear to be stacked. All pegmatites intercepted remain open along strike and down dip. Infill drilling and 3D modelling will confirm if these pegmatite bodies are linked along strike.
Oceana Senior Exploration Geologist James Abson said he was encouraged with the thickness of pegmatites intersected not just in the BJdB Pit area, but further east at BJdB Central and BJdB East areas.
“After initial teething problems with the drill and delays caused by rain events, we are pleased to say we have caught up and are now ahead of schedule. The next phase of the drilling programme has commenced to test other promising targets identified from soil sampling conducted earlier this year. With our field teams trained and in place and a drill rig mobilised at site, the project is entering an exciting phase.”
An ultraviolet lamp to identify spodumene (orange-pink fluorescence), as well as a handheld XRF, is now on site to assist with the better identification of pegmatite intercepts, as well as lithium and lithium-pathfinder mineralization.
Assay results for lithium from all three areas are expected to be returned from the SGS Geosol laboratory in the next six to eight weeks. Lithium-positive samples will then be sent to SGS Canada for XRD analysis for more accurate lithium mineral identification and quantities.
An RTK drone survey has just been completed to provide an accurate Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and high resolution orthomosaic photograph of the drilled-out area. This surficial information will be utilized for 3D modelling.
The drill rig has now moved to drill other drill-ready pegmatite targets within permit 800306, as well as some of the other drill-ready lithium-anomalous soil grid targets within the Solonópole project area including Rolaldos and Zilcar II.
Planning is also underway for infill drilling in the BJdB area, as well as trial hyperspectral remote sensing surveys and high-resolution magnetics and radiometrics geophysics surveys.
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